The Village at Dublin is under covers. It's time for us take cover as well. There's one more match left in the series - Bangladesh vs New Zealand on Wednesday. Do join us then. Until next time, goodbye from all of us down here.

Tom Latham: A pretty clinical performance from us. We wanted to improve from our previous games. One of our best performances as a team. Even I wanted to bowl, but it (the track) didn't do as much as we both (him and Porterfield) thought. It's always nice to contribute in a winning cause. Really pleasing. It has obviously been a great preparation. One more game is left, playing cricket is crucial.

Tom Latham is Man of the Match

William Porterfield: We bowled well in patches. We were a little bit off. The young lads (bowlers) haven't got their margins. All credit to Simi Singh, he stepped up in just his second game and bowled really well. what he did with the ball is pleasing. We have to get our partnerships going at the top. That's something we need to address.

New Zealand win the series, Bangladesh will be placed second, followed by Ireland. With one match to go, all the places are sealed. Chasing a mammoth score, Ireland were never in the chase. Paul Stirling, who has been off-color this series fell cheaply again. A 50+ stand between the most experienced duo - Ed Joyce and Porterfield - was the only good thing that took place as far as the home team are concerned. Once the Irish skipper was scalped by Kuggeleijn, it was a one-way traffic. Each and every bowler chipped in. Ireland collapsed and succumbed under pressure.

39.3

Ish Sodhi to Chase, out Caught by Milne!! In the air and taken! It's over. New Zealand win by 190 runs. This was on the cards. With both batsmen playing the big shots, it was just a matter of time before someone perishes. It's Chase who is dismissed. Tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Chase crouches low and swings hard across the line. Doesn't get enough timber and Milne at deep square leg gathers it with ease. Chase c Milne b Ish Sodhi 14(11) [6s-1]

Ish Sodhi to Chase, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

39.2

Ish Sodhi to Chase, no run, pitching outside leg and Chase is beaten looking to work it through the on-side. Gets hit on the front pad. Can't be given out

Matt Henry to Chase, SIX, take that Mr. Henry. Short ball just outside off, not a huge backlift from Chase. He just heaves it over the cow corner fence with a well timed pull. Goes all the way

38.5

Matt Henry to Chase, no run, pulls gently and the ball goes to mid-wicket on the bounce

38.4

Matt Henry to Chase, no run, Henry shortens his length, Chase combats it by hopping and pushing it to mid-off

38.3

Matt Henry to Chase, no run, length ball on fourth-fifth stump line, defended back to the bowler

38.2

Matt Henry to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, uses the width outside off and steers it behind square on the off-side

38.1

Matt Henry to Barry McCarthy, FOUR, top shot! Henry wouldn't have expected that. Overpitched, still needed to be put away. McCarthy puts it away in style. Stands tall and effortlessly lobs it over the bowler's head

37.6

Ish Sodhi to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, drops a tossed up delivery just outside off in front of cover for a sharp single

Matt Henry to Barry McCarthy, no run, pace! Too good for McCarthy. Once again in that zone outside off, McCarthy pulls his bat in the end and the ball carries through to the keeper

36.4

Matt Henry to Barry McCarthy, 2 runs, good shot! Drove on the rise against this short of length delivery outside off. Runs hard and comes back for the second

36.3

Matt Henry to Chase, 3 runs, full and tailing in on the pads, Chase clips it through mid-wicket. Gets off the mark with a triple

Peter Chase, right handed bat, comes to the crease

36.2

Matt Henry to Young, out Caught by Ronchi!! That's a beautiful delivery! Angles in from a short of length and jags away after pitching. Young is squared up and ends up poking his bat at it. It was in that nagging line outside off. Gets a faint nick on the outside edge and Ronchi makes no mistake. Young c Ronchi b Matt Henry 1(3)

Matt Henry to Young, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

36.1

Matt Henry to Young, no run, back of a length delivery cutting in, defended back to the bowler

35.6

Ish Sodhi to Barry McCarthy, no run, shortish ball, McCarthy waits for the ball to turn away and barricades it towards cover

35.5

Ish Sodhi to Barry McCarthy, no run, defended off the back foot

35.4

Ish Sodhi to Young, 1 run, inside-edges the nudge in front of square on the on-side

35.3

Ish Sodhi to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, a stride forward to direct this leg-break wide of point

35.2

Ish Sodhi to Barry McCarthy, no run, that's a teasing delivery. Loopy, full and wide outside off, McCarthy almost falls for the bait. Drives away from his body and gets beaten on the outside edge

35.1

Ish Sodhi to Barry McCarthy, no run, the googly, McCarthy does well to keep it away by dabbing it towards backward point

Ish Sodhi [5.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack

Craig Young, right handed bat, comes to the crease

34.6

Matt Henry to Wilson, out Bowled!! Plays one on. After softening him up with a blow on the ribs, Henry goes for the fullish sucker delivery. Too close to cut. Wilson though tries to steer, a very meek one with the bat up in order to guide it out. Ends up chopping it onto his sticks. Ends a defiant knock. Wilson b Matt Henry 30(54) [4s-3]

Matt Henry to Wilson, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

34.5

Matt Henry to Wilson, no run, a chest blow. Way too early on his committed pull and takes one on the rib-cage

34.4

Matt Henry to Wilson, no run, takes the defensive prod on the bat sticker as he stoops forward and low in defence

34.3

Matt Henry to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, swivels 90-degrees as he gets up the flat bat in swatting it down to deep square leg. All along the carpet though

34.2

Matt Henry to Wilson, 1 run, some width. Enough for Wilson to get the angled blade up and run it down to third man

34.1

Matt Henry to Wilson, no run, too full to manage getting the bat under this one. Sneaks through between the bat and the off-stick

Matt Henry [5.0-1-17-1] is back into the attack

33.6

Milne to Barry McCarthy, no run, gets the eyeline right on the ball's head as he taps it to mid-on

33.5

Milne to Wilson, 1 run, another yorker. A jam out imparting the direction as well on it to get it down to third man

33.4

Milne to Wilson, no run, full, dipping in on the sticks. Dug out - courtesy a turning bat face. More of the leading edge

33.3

Milne to Wilson, no run, quickly behind the line with a full faced blade in defence

33.2

Milne to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, squeezes out the wide yorker by jamming it into the turf. Milne's pace does the rest popping up and over a waiting point

33.1

Milne to Wilson, 1 run, on a good length just outside off. Lines himself up beside the line in order to pull out an open faced drive

Time to drink a few bottles - of water.

32.6

Ish Sodhi to Wilson, 1 run, a long hop. Wilson decides to go with the turn as he flays his bat out and slashes it square

32.5

Ish Sodhi to Wilson, no run, uses the entire depth of the crease in going back as he defends

32.4

Ish Sodhi to Wilson, no run, a whip of the wrists to mid-wicket

32.3

Ish Sodhi to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, opens up the bat face and pushes it away from his body. The singles cannot be denied. Also the single won't do it

32.2

Ish Sodhi to Barry McCarthy, no run, tries the other one. Read right at the start and gets everything behind it in defence

32.1

Ish Sodhi to Barry McCarthy, no run, pushed out with the turn to cover. All in defence

31.6

Milne to Barry McCarthy, 1 run, a free flowing push-drive down to sweeper

31.5

Milne to Barry McCarthy, no run, on the bounce with a toe-rise. And follows it up with a steer square

31.4

Milne to Barry McCarthy, no run, skidding through. Real quick stuff to go through past the bat and take the outer half of the bat

31.3

Milne to Barry McCarthy, no run, welcomes him with a short one. McCarthy doesn't bother letting it go by. Stands up on the bounce and kills it - then and there

Barry McCarthy, right handed bat, comes to the crease

31.2

Milne to Dockrell, out Lbw!! The 29-run stand has been broken. Dockrell moves across a long way in his crease and fails to put bat on ball looking to tuck. The short of length delivery snakes in past the inside edge and strikes Dockrell's front pad in front of off. Only thing that could have saved Dockrell was height. The umpire doesn't think so. Dockrell lbw b Milne 16(27) [4s-1]

Milne to Dockrell, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

31.1

Milne to Dockrell, no run, pacy length ball on off, defended back to the bowler

31.1

Milne to Dockrell, wide, Milne bangs it in short and darts well down the leg-side. Dockrell ducks and it has been called as a wide

Milne to Wilson, no run, good length delivery, pushed back to the bowler off the inside part of the bat

29.5

Milne to Wilson, no run, covers the stumps and defends this back of a length right under his nose

29.4

Milne to Wilson, no run, Wilson is surprised by the pace and the movement off the deck. Cuts in from a short of length, Wilson adjust well in the end to get some bat on it and tap it towards point

29.3

Milne to Dockrell, 1 run, opens the bat face and guides it wide of first slip towards third man

29.2

Milne to Dockrell, no run, better line. Just outside off, Dockrell stays in his crease ansd defends it on the off-side

29.1

Milne to Dockrell, 2 runs, pacy length ball on off, a shuffle across followed by a glance through square leg for a brace

Adam Milne [5.0-1-21-0] is back into the attack

28.6

Ish Sodhi to Wilson, no run, wrong 'un that isn't picked by Wilson. Plays for the turn and gets hit high on the thigh pad off the inside edge

28.5

Ish Sodhi to Dockrell, 1 run, dropped! Sodhi puts down a return catch. Not an easy one. Dockrell gives the charge, converts it into a half-volley and drives down the ground. Sodhi is wrong-footed and hence couldn't gobble it

28.4

Ish Sodhi to Wilson, 1 run, waits for the ball to spin away on the back foot and forces it in front of square on the off-side

28.3

Ish Sodhi to Dockrell, 1 run, down the leg-side, Dockrell gets low and sweeps to long leg

Ish Sodhi to Wilson, 1 run, short ball and Sodhi gets away with it. Pulled to deep mid-wicket. A fumble there, but not costly

26.2

Ish Sodhi to Dockrell, 1 run, Dockrell shimmies down and uses his wrists to good effect. A single to long-on

26.1

Ish Sodhi to Dockrell, no run, quick leggie, barricaded into the off-side

25.6

Santner to Wilson, no run, slows his pace and gives the ball good flight. The ball bounces and turns a bit. Defended off the outside part of the bat

25.5

Santner to Wilson, no run, forward block

25.4

Santner to Dockrell, 1 run, darts it in and offers a bit of width outside off, also slightly short. Cut to sweeper cover

25.3

Santner to Dockrell, no run, angling in on the stumps, pushed back to Santner

25.2

Santner to Dockrell, no run, slower through the air, Dockrell presses forward and pushes to backward point

25.1

Santner to Wilson, 1 run, very full outside off, a firm drive to sweeper cover

24.6

Ish Sodhi to Dockrell, no run, quicker delivery, probably the slider, pushed to short cover

24.5

Ish Sodhi to Dockrell, no run, confident block into the turf

24.4

Ish Sodhi to Wilson, 1 run, overpitched, driven through covers

24.3

Ish Sodhi to Wilson, no run, that's a beauty! Turning square. Pitches on leg, Wilson is drawn forward to defend. Gets opened up and the ball tweaks away past the outside edge. That's Warne-esque

24.2

Ish Sodhi to Wilson, no run, similar ball, same output

24.1

Ish Sodhi to Wilson, no run, starts with a floater on middle, Wilson combats it with a forward block

Ish Sodhi, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

The leg-break Ish Sodhi is introduced. Ireland struggled against Afghanistan's Rashid Khan. How will they cope up with this leggie? A slip in place

23.6

Santner to Dockrell, no run, very full, pushed to the left of the bowler

23.5

Santner to Dockrell, FOUR, horrible delivery. Half-tracker, Dockrell goes deep in his crease and pulls it through mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a boundary

23.4

Santner to Dockrell, no run, another forward block

23.3

Santner to Dockrell, no run, Dockrell comes forward to bunt it on the off-side

23.2

Santner to Dockrell, no run, defended off the front foot

George Dockrell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

23.1

Santner to Simi Singh, out Lbw!! A loud shout for lbw and the umpire takes his own sweet time before raising the dreaded finger. The premeditated sweep shot goes wrong for Simi Singh. It was bowled very full. Singh gets down one knee, tries to broom and fails to make contact. The only question was the impact. Impact, marginally on off? That's hitting off and middle. Simi Singh lbw b Santner 0(8)

Santner to Simi Singh, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

22.6

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, no run, on a length. Gets in line and a defensive push back

22.5

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, FOUR, overcooked. And the Irish need many more of these. Walks down, takes it on the full and jabs it back chipping it in the air. Through the umpire

22.4

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, no run, a trigger across. Staying tall in the process with a bunt back

22.3

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, no run, on the fuller side, with some in-tail. Neglected

22.2

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, FOUR, another short pepper. This time though Wilson is all over it in rubbing the salt as he goes for the almighty pull through mid-wicket

22.1

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, no run, lines up for the cut. Jumps up a bit as well. Doesn't still manage to account for the bounce

21.6

Santner to Simi Singh, no run, uses the spin going away in a push out using it to good effect

21.5

Santner to Simi Singh, no run, gets behind the line and stays in a block

21.4

Santner to Simi Singh, no run, down on the sweep. Way too early to get the connection right

21.3

Santner to Simi Singh, no run, whoa. Turn. Bounce. Singh has a smile in acknowledgement. Weaves past the edge after pitching on middle and off and drawing him forward. Ah, beauty

21.2

Santner to Wilson, 1 run, clears the front leg out of the way in a slice through sweeper

21.1

Santner to Wilson, no run, opens up the bat for the turn in giving it a pat to cover

20.6

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, 1 run, squeezes the gap in the on-side with the softest of nudges. Drags the ball from outside the line of off in turning it away

20.5

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, no run, a shuffle. With some respect shown in defence

20.5

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, wide, way too much of the bounce. Leaps up from half way down to go a cool foot over the shoulder as Wilson evades

20.4

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, no run, a loud 'noo' as soon as he taps the ball out in defence

20.3

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, no run, late tail coming in. But wide enough for Wilson to trust the bounce and the line in leaving it alone

20.2

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, no run, on a good length and right on the money. A bat-pad stuck defence

20.1

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, no run, on the shorter side. Keeps the pull down to mid-wicket

19.6

Santner to Simi Singh, no run, down the pitch and a squeeze out

19.5

Santner to Simi Singh, no run, goes behind for a change but with more of the defences

19.4

Santner to Simi Singh, no run, a front footed press with a push into the off-side

19.3

Santner to Wilson, 1 run, plants the front foot inside the line and works it away to square leg

19.2

Santner to Wilson, 2 runs, sweeps. Tries to steal the second. Was done for all money. Just that Ronchi fails to collect cleanly, knocking the bails off the gloves before he lets0 the ball settle into his mitts. The cardinal sin

19.1

Santner to Wilson, no run, waits for the ball to turn away a touch and a checked defence follows

Simi Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.6

Kuggeleijn to Niall O'Brien, out Caught by Munro!! They are falling apart. The second in this over. A full, wide tempted this from Kuggeleijn and without even bothering to get close to the line O'Brien throws his bat out at it on the drive. Whats worse - he doesn't even keep the drive down. Cover makes no mistake. Niall O'Brien c Munro b Kuggeleijn 5(19)

Kuggeleijn to Niall O'Brien, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

18.5

Kuggeleijn to Niall O'Brien, no run, jagging away. Nothing the squared up defence could do with it

18.4

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, 1 run, clipped away off the hips behind square

18.3

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, no run, back of a length delivery, a hoppy defence into the turf

18.2

Kuggeleijn to Wilson, no run, short ball, Wilson ducks underneath it

Gary Wilson, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.1

Kuggeleijn to Porterfield, out Caught by Milne!! A sharp catch brings an end to the Irish captain's knock! Short ball that sat up nicely for Porterfield to play the pull shot. He played it well, but the placement wasn't great. Milne, at deep square leg, ran to his left to take a good low catch. Porterfield c Milne b Kuggeleijn 48(50) [4s-5 6s-1]

Kuggeleijn to Porterfield, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Scott Kuggeleijn [2.0-1-6-0] is back into the attack

17.6

Santner to Porterfield, 3 runs, fired wide. Responded with a flashy slap, taking it very square in the end

17.5

Santner to Porterfield, no run, gives himself room with a backing away. Thrashes it away in the end off the inside half of the bat

17.4

Santner to Niall O'Brien, 1 run, more of the moves down the track. A steering drive follows to point

17.3

Santner to Niall O'Brien, no run, advances down. Realizes he is nowhere close. Adjusts and defends

17.2

Santner to Niall O'Brien, no run, wants to sweep. A sort of a paddle. Misses by a fair margin

17.1

Santner to Niall O'Brien, no run, some wrist work off the front foot in knocking it to the left of Santner

16.6

Corey Anderson to Niall O'Brien, 1 run, a loose slip onto the hip. Piles on it does O'Brien with a nudge around the corner

16.5

Corey Anderson to Niall O'Brien, no run, gets him hopping. And he does it with a bunt to point

16.4

Corey Anderson to Porterfield, 1 run, an angry cut. Once again doesn't find the timing on the cut as he mistimes it to sweeper

16.3

Corey Anderson to Porterfield, no run, goes for the off-cutter. On the body. Turned away from close to the body to mid-wicket

16.2

Corey Anderson to Porterfield, no run, pushes it fuller. A firm drive to cover

16.1

Corey Anderson to Porterfield, no run, has a go. Gets a short-wide combo and goes too hard on the cut. Loses all his shape in the process missing the line altogether

15.6

Santner to Porterfield, 1 run, earns himself a drink with a flick off the boots. To long leg

15.5

Santner to Niall O'Brien, 1 run, just an around the corner wrist. And calls his partner over

15.4

Santner to Porterfield, 1 run, gets the nose in giving the ball a sniff as he nurdles it down the ground

15.3

Santner to Porterfield, no run, to the pitch of the delivery on the move and a squeeze back

15.2

Santner to Porterfield, no run, drifting onto leg from round the wicket. A turn into the on-side

15.1

Santner to Porterfield, FOUR, down early. Under the ball and executes a perfect scoop over the keeper's head

Mitchell Santner, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

14.6

Corey Anderson to Porterfield, 1 run, a weight transfer going forward and behind. And at the very last moment opens the bat face and keeps sweeper

14.5

Corey Anderson to Niall O'Brien, 1 run, on a stroll again. This time shuffling across as well in the process to inherit the line and nudges it out

14.4

Corey Anderson to Niall O'Brien, no run, more of the tight width defying lines. A deft dab out to point

14.3

Corey Anderson to Niall O'Brien, no run, walks down, ambitiously. Spotted and gets the bouncer. Has to settle for a dead bat in the end

14.2

Corey Anderson to Porterfield, 1 run, some width. Crashed away through point

14.1

Corey Anderson to Porterfield, no run, on a back of a length aiming for the body. Bunted under the eyeline

13.6

Kuggeleijn to Niall O'Brien, no run, gets bat on ball with his drives. Pushed to extra cover

13.5

Kuggeleijn to Niall O'Brien, no run, airy. More of such drives with the ball avoiding the outside portion of the bat on these. The feet continue to remain grounded

13.4

Kuggeleijn to Niall O'Brien, no run, dipping in on the base of off. Shovelled out in the end

13.3

Kuggeleijn to Niall O'Brien, no run, plays with a wafty drive. Once again with the angle doing enough to take the ball away. Too much in the end

Kuggeleijn to Niall O'Brien, no run, bangs it short. Way too short. And well over the ducking batsman. But for some reason the umpire doesn't find it offensive

12.6

Corey Anderson to Niall O'Brien, 1 run, off and running with a probing push off an open batted steer to third man

Niall O'Brien, left handed bat, comes to the crease

12.5

Corey Anderson to Andy Balbirnie, out Caught by Ross Taylor!! Another wicket belonging to the angle. Teases him with this angle taking the ball across and once again Balbirnie, with his feet stuck in cement, drives. A very uncertain drive. Gets the edge on this occasion and slip does the rest. The Irish chase in tatters. Andy Balbirnie c Ross Taylor b Corey Anderson 0(5)

Corey Anderson to Andy Balbirnie, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

12.4

Corey Anderson to Andy Balbirnie, no run, testing him with the angle. Pitches it up and gets it to sneak away as Balbirnie commits himself to a nervous drive off the front foot

12.3

Corey Anderson to Andy Balbirnie, no run, half a pull. On top of the bounce but finds square leg

12.2

Corey Anderson to Andy Balbirnie, no run, some sticky bounce. Climbs up and a takes the splice searching for the defence off the front foot

12.1

Corey Anderson to Andy Balbirnie, no run, a nice crunch off the bat as he presses out in a push to cover

11.6

Kuggeleijn to Porterfield, no run, ends with a jaffa. Gets a flirty push from Porterfield as the ball weaves a thread past the edge

11.5

Kuggeleijn to Porterfield, no run, bangs the bat down in time to squeeze out the wide yorker

11.4

Kuggeleijn to Porterfield, 2 runs, miscues off the inside half of the bat into the on-side and they take off. For the second

11.3

Kuggeleijn to Porterfield, FOUR, a Chinese cut now. Goes for the wide yorker this time and the edge of luck turns the Irish way as the ball runs away past the sticks and into the fence

11.2

Kuggeleijn to Porterfield, no run, a walk down the track and then settles for a defence

11.1

Kuggeleijn to Porterfield, no run, pretty slow off the wicket as the timing is lost on an away from the body drive

Scott Kuggeleijn, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Andrew Balbirnie, right handed bat, comes to the crease

10.6

Corey Anderson to Ed Joyce, out Caught by Ronchi!! In the middle of some nothing deliveries, Anderson gets one in the kitty. Joyce in an attempt to continue with his friendly dabs down to third man, gets the faintest of tickles to the keeper. The miniscule of away-zip doing the trick here. Doesn't even wait for the decision - signals himself out. Ed Joyce c Ronchi b Corey Anderson 17(28) [4s-3]

Corey Anderson to Ed Joyce, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

10.5

Corey Anderson to Porterfield, 1 run, cracks the width dished out and guides it out to third man

Corey Anderson to Porterfield, 1 run, opens up the bat face and runs it down to a sweeping third man

10.2

Corey Anderson to Porterfield, SIX, friendly pace. Greets it with a couple of skips down the ground and swings the ball full-blooded to dispatch it over long-on

10.1

Corey Anderson to Porterfield, no run, wide enough to warrant a chop. Under edged on a couple of bounces to the keeper

Corey Anderson, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

9.6

Milne to Ed Joyce, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, Joyce opens his bat face and dabs it to the left of second slip, who moves to stop

9.5

Milne to Ed Joyce, no run, in the air and well short of the fielder. Short of a good length delivery that arrives a tad late than Joyce expected. Uppish chip that goes to mid-off on the bounce

9.4

Milne to Porterfield, 1 run, comes down the track and glances away this length ball on the pads to deep square leg

9.3

Milne to Porterfield, no run, shortens his length and darts it closer to the stumps, Porterfield covers his stumps and defends

9.2

Milne to Porterfield, FOUR, flashy! Sees the width outside off and slashes at this length ball outside off. Planted his front foot across and stroked it away beautifully wide of backward point

9.1

Milne to Porterfield, 2 runs, shows the full bat face and punches it down the ground

8.6

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, FOUR, more of the timing. Gets it right off the screws this time as he pulls it away. Past mid-wicket

8.5

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, FOUR, a chipped loft. Not quite the control, or the timing for that matter. Enough to go over the men around to trickle into the fence. The slowness of the track gets the ball to stick into the pitch and takes away the timing from Joyce's lofted hoick. Nevertheless, has it to go away

8.4

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, no run, denies the width. A settled cross-batted push into the off-side

8.3

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, no run, another defensive press onto the front foot. With more of the bat-pad glued defences to cover

8.2

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, no run, a late opening of the bat face with a steer out to point

8.1

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, no run, on a length veering away towards the fifth stump line. A tapped drive to cover

7.6

Milne to Porterfield, FOUR, some angry bat swinging. A rank sitter this, neither short nor full. In the slot for Porterfield to stand up and dispatch it away. With a flat batted mow

7.5

Milne to Porterfield, 2 runs, a quick roll of the wrists as he whips it from middle and off against the angle

7.4

Milne to Porterfield, no run, angling across off a good length. A stern defence follows

7.3

Milne to Porterfield, no run, tailing in late. Makes Porterfield take his hand off the handle as he skews it into the on-side, checking his shot in the process

7.2

Milne to Porterfield, no run, too straight. A well-timed flick from Porterfield but picks out the man at mid-wicket

7.1

Milne to Ed Joyce, 1 run, squared up a touch as the ball jags away to take the outside half of the vertical blade in running down past point

6.6

Matt Henry to Porterfield, leg byes, FOUR, a wasted effort. A wasted line. Down leg and runs away off the pads. Nothing a diving keeper could do with it too

6.5

Matt Henry to Porterfield, no run, gives the charge by dancing down the track. Closes the bat face and taps it to short mid-wicket

6.4

Matt Henry to Porterfield, 2 runs, on the pads, easy runs on offer, Porterfield helps it away through square leg for an easy two

6.3

Matt Henry to Porterfield, no run, targets the stumps does Henry, Porterfield gets an inside edge onto his pad looking to work it through the on-side

6.2

Matt Henry to Porterfield, no run, on a good length close to off, defended with a straight bat to mid-off

6.1

Matt Henry to Porterfield, no run, good looking shot for no run. Drives on the up against this short of length delivery wide of off. Straight to point

5.6

Milne to Ed Joyce, no run, ooh! Ed Joyce is beaten by pace and bounce. Short ball angling across the left-hander, the batter is a bit late on his stroke - the pull shot. Misses

5.5

Milne to Porterfield, 1 run, finds himself squared up and gets the thick outside half of the bat to third man

5.4

Milne to Porterfield, no run, presses forward and pushes it out to cover

5.3

Milne to Porterfield, no run, they appeal. Pitching down leg though. Swings in enough to rap the pad in front of leg. Cut off at the source

5.2

Milne to Porterfield, FOUR, crashes his bat out. Gives it everything in reaching out to the ball and unleashes his murderous instincts. With a flash past point

5.1

Milne to Ed Joyce, 1 run, drops it in front of cover, with the softest of hands. And takes off

4.6

Matt Henry to Porterfield, no run, brushes the pad as the ball swings in enough to go past the glance en route to the keeper

4.5

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, 1 run, nurdles it in front of square to get away from the firing line

4.4

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, no run, a loose waft. With the back leg falling over as well to follow the front one on the drive. An ugly miss

4.3

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, FOUR, spanked. First fence hitter of the innings. Gets there with a standing up heave across the line. Right off the meat

4.2

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, no run, a flirt. Teases him with some width here does Henry, obliged with an away from the body cut. Fortunate to stay away from getting a tickle

4.1

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, no run, slightly fuller. With a hint of curl getting it on the pads. Turned away to mid-wicket. The gaps refuse to come by

3.6

Milne to Porterfield, no run, keeps showing the respect. One on the top of the sticks and Porterfield adjusts with a dead bat

3.5

Milne to Porterfield, no run, keeps the bat face angled and facing downwards as he kills it into the turf

3.4

Milne to Ed Joyce, 1 run, some toe-rise with a nudge around the corner

3.3

Milne to Ed Joyce, no run, on the front foot with a knock into the off-side

3.2

Milne to Ed Joyce, no run, opens every cell up. Serious pace and slants away just enough. Joyce meanwhile hops on his back foot and looks to play for the inward movement if any. Just that this one holds its line and just about avoids the edge

3.1

Milne to Ed Joyce, no run, a hoppy shuffle across. With a bunt down into the off-side

2.6

Matt Henry to Porterfield, 2 runs, jabs the bat out. Searching for the leather away from the body. Runs away off the edge making third man run, slide and flick it back. Talk about commitment

2.5

Matt Henry to Porterfield, no run, full away slanter. Creamed away with a sink on a knee to mid-off

2.4

Matt Henry to Porterfield, no run, uses the angle coming in and nudges it away into the on-side

William Porterfield, left handed bat, comes to the crease

2.3

Matt Henry to Stirling, out Caught by Corey Anderson!! The first time the ball takes the bat with some aggression, it finds the cupped hands of the fielder as well. Henry bangs it in short, hurries up on Stirling, who is tied up by his pull. Miscues it big time and safely into the hands of the prying mid-off hands. Never the ideal start this. Stirling c Corey Anderson b Matt Henry 0(9)

Matt Henry to Stirling, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

2.2

Matt Henry to Stirling, no run, oh these enviable tight lines. Right on the top of the sticks and all Stirling can do is keep the bat and pad close in defence

2.1

Matt Henry to Stirling, no run, a checked defence. Lunges out and pushes it back, courtesy the inside half of the bat

1.6

Milne to Stirling, leg byes, 1 run, once again, enough through the air and the wicket for the ball to sneak past the defence and run away off the pad. First runs

1.5

Milne to Stirling, no run, zipping back in. Sharply. To cut past the defence and smash the tummy

1.4

Milne to Stirling, no run, rises on his toes, with the bounce and punches it out

1.3

Milne to Stirling, no run, on a back of a length cramping up the arm looking to free about. Gets a pushy defence in return

1.2

Milne to Stirling, no run, perfect. Right in the channel around the fourth stump and Stirling has to have a poke at it. Does it with a loose jab, only for the ball to whizz by

1.1

Milne to Stirling, no run, pounds it short. Shooting up off the turf and flying past the pull. Signalling his intentions

Adam Milne, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

0.6

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, no run, ends with more of the tight lines. Stands behind and keeps the bat-pad close in defence. A maiden to start

0.5

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, no run, takes one hand off the handle in his quest to knock it into the on-side

0.4

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, no run, rocketing back. Sharp in-seam to go past the blade to rap the outer half of the front pad. Too leg-sidish to uphold the appeal

0.3

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, no run, more on the tight lines. Just outside off and another sturdy defence

0.2

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, no run, slanting across off a good length. A press onto the front knee in pushing it out

0.1

Matt Henry to Ed Joyce, no run, a juicy welcome. With a waist high full toss. Takes Joyce by such surprise that all he manages to do in the end is dish out a full-batted defence

Ed Joyce and Stirling are at the crease. Ed Joyce is on strike. Matt Henry will open the attack

From Punjab to Dublin. Here's Henry looking to crank it up. Off we go..

NZ score a mammoth score after being put in by their opponents. Ronchi started off on a positive note, hitting three boundaries off the very first over. Both the openers went all guns blazing, scoring 70 in the first powerplay. Then, the run-rate was slowed with the introduction of Simi Singh. Latham notched up his third ton with good support from Broom and Ross Taylor. Once Corey Anderson was dismissed in the in the 45th over, it seemed like NZ will finish somewhere around 310. That's when Munro and Santner put on a 57-run stand off just 20 balls that helped their team cross the 340-mark. Barring Simi Singh's 10-0-38-0, none of the Irish bowlers looked threatening. They have a daunting task ahead of them. Join us back for their chase in a short while..

49.6

Barry McCarthy to Milne, no run, a yorker to finish the innings. Milne digs it out. McCarthy collects it in his followthrough and looks to dismiss Santner by running back and taking off the bails. Santner wins the race. Both smile and that's a dot ball

49.5

Barry McCarthy to Milne, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Milne stands tall and flat-bats it over cover to collect his first boundary

49.4

Barry McCarthy to Santner, 1 run, Fullish ball, Santner slogs across the line. There is a mix-up as both batsmen are at the same end. The throw comes to the same end. By the time, the keeper throws the ball to the bowler and the bails are dislodged, Santner makes it with a dive. Just in

49.3

Barry McCarthy to Milne, 1 run, slower ball outside off, Milne fetches it from there and doesn't get any power behind his stroke. A single nabbed as the ball dies down on the off-side

49.3

Barry McCarthy to Milne, wide, too wide outside off. Called as a wide

49.2

Barry McCarthy to Milne, 2 runs, gets across in his crease and plays the scoop shot. Just about manages to get it over short fine. Two more

49.1

Barry McCarthy to Milne, 2 runs, carves a full ball up and over extra cover for a brace

48.6

Chase to Milne, 1 run, 20 off the over. A full ball, Milne drills through covers for a single

48.5

Chase to Santner, 1 run, cut through square on the off-side. Just a single

48.4

Chase to Santner, SIX, pitched up delivery, Santner comes down and smacks it over the bowler's head for another maximum

Adam Milne, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.3

Chase to Munro, out Caught by Niall O'Brien!! Munro perishes, but he has done his work. Length ball outside off, probably the slower one. Munro wanted to carve it over the off-side. The ball balloons off the outside part of the bat. Niall O'Brien calls for it, settles under it and takes a skier. Munro c Niall O'Brien b Chase 44(15) [4s-3 6s-4]

Chase to Munro, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

48.2

Chase to Munro, SIX, he didn't it very well, but still gets a maximum. That's the power of this man. Gets low on one knee and bludgeons a length ball into the cow corner fence

48.1

Chase to Munro, SIX, the runs keep coming. And it is raining heavily as well. A full ball right in Munro's slot to thwack it over long-on. Brute power

Peter Chase [7.0-0-49-1] is back into the attack

47.6

Barry McCarthy to Santner, FOUR, full ball, Santner gets underneath it elevates it over point. 21 off the over

47.5

Barry McCarthy to Munro, 1 run, dabbed to third man

47.4

Barry McCarthy to Munro, SIX, oh hello! A monster. A switch hit from Munro. He gets it right off the meat of the bat and the ball has been deposited over the third man fence. Way over the stands

47.3

Barry McCarthy to Munro, FOUR, four more! What a stunning shot! Reverses his stance does Munro and sends this full toss into the third man fence

47.2

Barry McCarthy to Munro, FOUR, full ball, missed the yorker by a few inches and Munro carves it away over the cover region

47.1

Barry McCarthy to Munro, 2 runs, dropped? Will go down as a chance. Slower ball, Munro miscues the slog. The ball goes miles up in the air. Joyce, at long leg, charges forward and puts in a dive forward. Can't hold onto it

46.6

Young to Santner, FOUR, streaky! Got to feel for the bowler. Off-pace shortish delivery, Santner swings across the line, gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head. 20 runs from the over

46.5

Young to Santner, 2 runs, off-cutter and Santner is foxed by it. He backs away and is early to drive through the off-side. Gets a thick inside edge towards fine leg for a couple. Hunted by short fine

46.4

Young to Munro, 1 run, that's the place to bowl. In the blockhole. Squeezed out to long-on

46.3

Young to Munro, FOUR, moves leg-side and Santner lobs a length ball over extra cover. Long-off runs across, tries to flick the ball into play. In vain

46.2

Young to Munro, 2 runs, a miscued lofted off-drive to long-off

46.1

Young to Munro, SIX, this man can hit it a long way. Fullish on the pads, Munro goes hard on his clip. Makes superb connection and smokes it over deep square leg fence

46.1

Young to Munro, wide, Young bangs it in short. Munro sits undernerath it and has a look at the square leg umpire. Called as a wide

45.6

Barry McCarthy to Munro, 1 run, off-pacd length ball on middle and leg, Munro closes his bat face and works it through mid-wicket for a single. A wicket and just 4 runs from the over

45.5

Barry McCarthy to Santner, 1 run, backs away and wants to drive inside-out. Gets a thick outside edge that goes to third man

Barry McCarthy to Munro, no run, very full outside off, squeezed to backward point

45.2

Barry McCarthy to Santner, 1 run, Santner gets off the mark with a drive down to long-on

Colin Munro, left handed bat, comes to the crease

45.1

Barry McCarthy to Ross Taylor, out Caught by Simi Singh!! He's picked the man in the deep perfectly. A low full toss on leg, Taylor could have hit it anywhere. He goes for the sweep shot and hits it right under the throat of Simi Singh at deep backward square leg. Ross Taylor c Simi Singh b Barry McCarthy 57(64) [4s-6]

Barry McCarthy to Ross Taylor, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Barry McCarthy [7.0-0-29-0] is back into the attack

44.6

Young to Santner, no run, short ball outside off, Santner lets it go unharmed

Mitchell Santner, left handed bat, comes to the crease

44.5

Young to Corey Anderson, out Bowled!! Chopped on! Young gets his man. The off-cutter does the trick. It was bowled well outside off, Anderson wanted to force it through the off-side. He is a bit early into the stroke, and hence gets an inside edge that cannons onto the stumps. Corey Anderson b Young 20(24) [6s-1]

Young to Corey Anderson, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

44.4

Young to Corey Anderson, SIX, hit-me delivery. Short ball with no pace to trouble Anderson. The left-hander gets into a good position and smacks the pull over mid-wicket. Clears the rope by a long way

44.3

Young to Corey Anderson, 2 runs, brilliant stop. Length ball in the slot for Anderson to swing across the line. Makes good connection. The man from deep square leg, runs across to his right puts in a full length dive and makes a superb stop

44.2

Young to Corey Anderson, 2 runs, a miscued haeave on the on-side through square. Deep square leg runs forward, stops it with his right hand and keeps the batters down to a couple

44.1

Young to Corey Anderson, no run, in the blockhole, Anderson wants to slog it away. Gets an inside edge onto his pad. A dot

43.6

Stirling to Ross Taylor, FOUR, three in a row and that means 16 runs off the over. A cheeky shot. Moves across in his crease and paddles it away very fine. All he had to do was get it wide of the man at short fine, which he did

43.5

Stirling to Ross Taylor, FOUR, Taylor brings up his 35th ODI half-ton with a beautiful stroke. With most of the fielders on the leg-side, Taylor smartly attacks the off-side boundaries. Backs away and lofts this quick delivery over covers. There is no one there to stop that

43.4

Stirling to Ross Taylor, FOUR, not a great ball. Darted short ball, Taylor moves leg-side, creates his own room and cuts it fiercely beating a diving point fielder

43.3

Stirling to Corey Anderson, 1 run, fired in on middle and leg, Anderson squirts it away through mid-wicket

43.2

Stirling to Ross Taylor, 1 run, moves leg-side and cuts towards cover. Just a single

43.1

Stirling to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, he goes the other side. Backs away and chips over extra cover. The throw is good, but no one is backing up allowing the extra run via an overthrow

Stirling into the attack! A gamble? Expect some slog-sweeps from Ross Taylor

42.6

Young to Corey Anderson, no run, excellent over this. Just 4 runs. Young finishes off with a slow short ball outside off, Anderson gives the charge and swings his bat hard. Connects thin air

42.5

Young to Ross Taylor, 1 run, this is turning out to be a good over. Off-pace delivery, Taylor hits across the line, only to find deep mid-wicket

42.4

Young to Ross Taylor, no run, slower bouncer, Taylor is early to play the pull shot. Another miss

42.3

Young to Corey Anderson, leg byes, 1 run, an appeal for lbw, turned down by the umpire. A full toss and Young gets away with it. Anderson wanted to slog it away, doesn't connect and gets hit high on his back knee. Impact outside leg

42.2

Young to Corey Anderson, no run, not much of pace on offer, Anderson stays in his crease and blocks it back to Young

42.2

Young to Corey Anderson, wide, slower ball, but the line is well down leg. Wided

42.1

Young to Ross Taylor, 1 run, Young bangs it in short, Taylor is forward and across to play the hook shot. Doesn't time it and the ball goes to fine leg on the bounce

Craig Young [7.0-0-49-1] is back into the attack

41.6

Simi Singh to Corey Anderson, no run, in the air and just safe. A meek chip back towards the bowler, but luckily was well short of Simi Singh. He finishes his quota of 10 overs with figures: 0-38

41.5

Simi Singh to Corey Anderson, no run, lovely ball. Drifting into the left-hander, Anderson responds with a forward block

41.4

Simi Singh to Corey Anderson, 2 runs, slightly short, Anderson backs away and punches it. Gets it wide of the cover fielder and gets a couple. He muscled that

Simi Singh to Ross Taylor, 1 run, good batting, but just a single. Uses the slightest of widths outside off and glides it to the left of short third man. Just a single

Simi Singh [9.0-0-33-0] is back into the attack

40.6

Chase to Corey Anderson, no run, good ball! A dot off the free-hit delivery. In the blockhole outside off, a mighty swing of the bat from Anderson. No contact made

40.6

Chase to Ross Taylor, no ball, 1 run, that's a rank full toss. Above waist and the umpire deems it a no-ball. Meant to be the cutter. Goes horribly wrong, Taylor comes forward and muscles it to deep mid-wicket

40.6

Chase to Ross Taylor, wide, strays down the leg-side beating the flick of Taylor. Called as a wide

40.5

Chase to Corey Anderson, 1 run, short ball outside off, flat-bats the pull down to long-on

40.4

Chase to Ross Taylor, 1 run, leg-stump line, worked through backward square leg for an easy single

40.3

Chase to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, pacy, full and angling in, Taylor shuffles across and flicks it towards fine leg for a couple

40.2

Chase to Ross Taylor, no run, good comeback, off-pace delivery, Taylor is early to close the face of his bat. Gets a soft leading edge that dies down on the turf

40.1

Chase to Ross Taylor, FOUR, that has been butchered. A gentle shortish ball, Taylor is forward to smack the pull shot off the front foot. Finds the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on

Peter Chase [6.0-0-38-1] is back into the attack

Ten overs remain. NZ will target somewhere around 330.

39.6

Dockrell to Ross Taylor, 1 run, on the pads, helped away behind square on the on-side

39.5

Dockrell to Ross Taylor, no run, angling in, Taylor fails to make contact. He wanted to run it down towards third man

39.4

Dockrell to Ross Taylor, no run, Taylor wanted to paddle, the ball never arrived. And then, looked to guide it away past the keeper. The ball thuds the back of the bat and pops up in the air. Niall O'Brien can't get there

39.3

Dockrell to Corey Anderson, 1 run, another dart, this time on the pads from round the wicket, nudged to square leg

39.2

Dockrell to Ross Taylor, 1 run, fired in around off, pushed down to long-off

39.1

Dockrell to Ross Taylor, no run, darts it in from a short of length, Taylor opens his bat face and hits straight to point

George Dockrell [9.0-0-62-1] is back into the attack

38.6

Barry McCarthy to Corey Anderson, 2 runs, McCarthy darts it fuller, Anderson comes forward and lofts it over the in-field over cover. Just a couple as the man in the deep cuts it off

38.5

Barry McCarthy to Corey Anderson, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Anderson misses trying to slashing it away through the off-side

38.4

Barry McCarthy to Ross Taylor, 1 run, short of length delivery, forced through the cover region

38.3

Barry McCarthy to Ross Taylor, no run, plays with soft hands but don't risk the single against a backward point fielder who is quick to get to the ball

38.2

Barry McCarthy to Ross Taylor, no run, ah! Taylor is surprised by the extra bounce. On a good length and outside off, Taylor flays his bat at it. The ball goes over the angled bat

Simi Singh to Corey Anderson, 1 run, bit of width offered outside off and Anderson stabs it through the cover with an angled bat. Ross Taylor wanted another run, sent back by the big-hitting Anderson

37.5

Simi Singh to Corey Anderson, no run, attacks the stumps, Anderson prods forward and bunts it on the leg-side

37.4

Simi Singh to Corey Anderson, no run, pushed through quicker just outside off, no room for Anderson to play the cut shot. Gets an inside edge that goes to the keeper on the bounce

37.3

Simi Singh to Ross Taylor, 1 run, Taylor comes forward and nurdles it through the on-side

37.2

Simi Singh to Ross Taylor, no run, once again to the same fielder. Quicker delivery, Taylor cuts, but can't find the gap

37.1

Simi Singh to Ross Taylor, no run, loopy delivery that tweaks in, Taylor dabs it to short third man

Simi Singh [8.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack

36.6

Barry McCarthy to Corey Anderson, no run, sees the line well outside off and Anderson is happy to shoulder arms

36.5

Barry McCarthy to Corey Anderson, no run, comes round the wicket for Anderson and angles it in from a short of a good length. Defended towards backward point

36.4

Barry McCarthy to Ross Taylor, 1 run, taps a short of length delivery in front of backward point with soft hands and sets off for a quick single

36.3

Barry McCarthy to Ross Taylor, no run, a push into the off-side for another dot. Three in a row

36.2

Barry McCarthy to Ross Taylor, no run, a drop into the off-side by Taylor. He wants a quick single, but is sent back by his partner. The cover fielder was quick to get to the ball

36.1

Barry McCarthy to Ross Taylor, no run, on the stumps from a fullish length, defended back to the bowler

Barry McCarthy [5.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

35.6

Dockrell to Latham, out Stumped!!He's gone. The centurion is gone. Smart bowling from George Dockrell. He sees Latham dance down and fires it well outside off, Latham can't make contact and the keeper does the rest. End of a fine knock. Latham st Niall O'Brien b Dockrell 104(111) [4s-9 6s-4]

Dockrell to Latham, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!

35.5

Dockrell to Latham, FOUR, ah! Lucky. Latham goes down on one knee to play the sweep shot. Gets an under edge that dribbles away to the fine leg fence

35.4

Dockrell to Ross Taylor, 1 run, worked through square leg

35.3

Dockrell to Latham, 1 run, third ODI ton for Tom Latham. Gets there with a single. A dance down the track, followed by a wristy clip to wide long-on

35.2

Dockrell to Latham, no run, arm ball just outside off, defended on the off-side

Drinks! New Zealand are cruising towards a huge total here. Corey Anderson and Munro, still to come. Dockrell to continue.

34.6

Young to Latham, FOUR, half-volley outside off, Latham threw his bat at it. Minimum footwork. Gets it over extra cover and the ball races away into the fence

34.5

Young to Latham, no run, short of length delivery around off, Latham hops and wrists it to the left of a diving bowler. Can't beat mid-on

34.4

Young to Latham, no run, brings his bat down at an angle and directs this short of length delivery to the right of backward point

34.3

Young to Latham, no run, shortish outside off, guided to backward point

34.2

Young to Latham, FOUR, wow! Just wow. A pitched up delivery, Latham comes half-forward and chips it over the bowler's head. Didn't overhit it and relied more on timing. Moves to 96

34.1

Young to Latham, no run, back of a length delivery, Latham is late to close his bat face attempting the tuck. Is hit high on the thigh pad

33.6

Simi Singh to Ross Taylor, no run, loopy delivery, flicked to short mid-wicket

33.5

Simi Singh to Latham, 1 run, jogs down, gets to the pitch and eases the drive to long-on

33.4

Simi Singh to Ross Taylor, 1 run, a nudge on the leg-side through square for an easy single

33.3

Simi Singh to Latham, 1 run, slightly short outside off, Latham jumps back and cuts it to sweeper cover

33.2

Simi Singh to Ross Taylor, 1 run, plays with the turn and wrists this length ball through square leg

33.1

Simi Singh to Ross Taylor, no run, a mini shuffle to work this angling in delivery to short mid-wicket

32.6

Young to Ross Taylor, 1 run, a walk forward followed by an on-drive off the middle of the bat to long-on

32.5

Young to Ross Taylor, FOUR, not off the middle of the bat, but Taylor won't mind. That's a free hit and Taylor swung his bat hard on his pull against this short ball. Gets decent wood on it and gets it over mid-wicket. There is no one in the deep to stop that

32.5

Young to Latham, no ball, 1 run, three good balls and Young gets a wicket. Oh, hang on! Has he overstepped? I reckon so. So, Latham is walking back. Wasn't the greatest of deliveries. A gentle length ball on the pads, Latham moved across and flicked it up in the air. Barry McCarthy, at fine leg, runs in and takes a superb catch diving forward. Now, Young has to rebowl that. Free-Hit coming up

32.4

Young to Latham, no run, cuts in from a shortish length and bounces more than Latham anticipated. Hits the top part of the bat before dying down on the leg-side

32.3

Young to Latham, no run, stump-to-stump line, Latham closes his bat face and taps it to short mid-wicket

32.2

Young to Ross Taylor, 1 run, pitches it up slightly fuller, Taylor moves across and drives to the right of mid-on

32.1

Young to Ross Taylor, no run, decks in from a good length, Taylor leans forward and defends on the leg-side

Craig Young [5.0-0-34-1] is back into the attack

31.6

Simi Singh to Ross Taylor, 1 run, plays with the spin and drives all along the carpet down to long-on

31.5

Simi Singh to Ross Taylor, no run, good change of pace. Slower and lots of flight, Taylor is a bit early into his strike. Pushed back off the top part of the bat

31.4

Simi Singh to Ross Taylor, no run, full and quick, pushed back to the right of Singh, who stops it in his followthrough

31.3

Simi Singh to Ross Taylor, no run, spun in a tad and hence Taylor didn't have enough room on his cut. Chopped to point

31.2

Simi Singh to Latham, 1 run, another single dinked down to long-on. Easy singles on offer

31.1

Simi Singh to Ross Taylor, 1 run, on-drives a pitched up delivery to long-on after shuffling across in his crease

30.6

Dockrell to Latham, 2 runs, length ball on middle, Latham goes for the sweep, gets a top edge that flies over short fine leg. By the time it is mopped up, the lefty gets a couple

Barry McCarthy to Latham, 1 run, back of a length delivery with a bit of width outside off, Latham opens his bat face and runs it down to third man. Retains strike

26.5

Barry McCarthy to Latham, 2 runs, on the pads from a goodish length, leg-glanced to deep square leg for a brace

26.4

Barry McCarthy to Latham, no run, McCarthy shortens his length, Latham hops and works it to short mid-wicket

26.3

Barry McCarthy to Latham, no run, full on middle from round the wicket, Latham wrists it straight to mid-on

26.2

Barry McCarthy to Latham, no run, offers a straight bat does Latham to combat this short of length delivery to the left of the bowler

26.1

Barry McCarthy to Latham, 2 runs, on the pads, clipped through mid-wicket

25.6

Chase to Ross Taylor, no run, a walk forward from Taylor to push this length ball uppishly towards mid-off

25.5

Chase to Latham, 1 run, pitched up delivery outside off, Latham square-drives it through cover-point for a single

25.4

Chase to Latham, SIX, Chase has to learn. Another hit-me delivery from a short length, Tom Latham swivel-pulls it. Isn't afraid to hit it in the air. Gets good amount of wood on it to send it all the way over deep backward square leg

25.3

Chase to Latham, no run, good looking shot for nothing. A solid punch that finds extra cover

25.2

Chase to Latham, FOUR, easily done. Too many short deliveries and Latham once again dispatches it away by pulling it fiercely backward of square leg

25.1

Chase to Ross Taylor, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Taylor moves across and tucks it away towards fine leg

Barry McCarthy to Ross Taylor, no run, starting from the line around the fifth stump with some late curl getting it back in. Ignored

24.4

Barry McCarthy to Latham, 1 run, a flamingo of sorts. A nice swish of the bat with an exaggerated followthough as he dispatches it to fine leg

24.3

Barry McCarthy to Latham, no run, shuffling inside the line to whip it to mid-wicket. To deny Taylor a cross over. Was almost half way down

24.2

Barry McCarthy to Latham, no run, searches for the line. With a late dab to point

24.1

Barry McCarthy to Latham, no run, cutting in from wide of the crease. Goes against the line in knocking it down to mid-wicket

Barry McCarthy [3.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack

23.6

Chase to Ross Taylor, no run, a sighter. Swinging in late as Taylor stands tall, covers his off-sticks and shoulders arms

Ross Taylor, right handed bat, comes to the crease

23.5

Chase to Neil Broom, out Caught by Ed Joyce!! A meek end. The partnership is nipped out of nowhere. The Irish wouldn't complain. Darts down the ground, almost yorks himself in the process as he shovels his drive uppishly. Chipped into the waiting hands of mid-off. Chase wouldn't complain. Neil Broom c Ed Joyce b Chase 38(42) [4s-4]

Chase to Neil Broom, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

23.4

Chase to Neil Broom, no run, leans to the pitch of the ball with an uppish drive to follow up

23.3

Chase to Latham, 1 run, an open batted steer now. Right close to his body

23.2

Chase to Latham, FOUR, a juciy one on the pads. Latham ain't missing out. Certainly not in the mood that he is in. Gets inside the line and rolls his wrists on the ball to clip it through into the cow corner fence

Dockrell to Latham, no run, on the front foot with the head getting on top of the ball to give it a sniff as he bunts it out

22.5

Dockrell to Neil Broom, 1 run, stays back, lets the ball do its bit and pushes it past a diving Dockrell

22.4

Dockrell to Neil Broom, FOUR, well down the ground. And drills the whip through mid-wicket. The best from Broom so far

22.3

Dockrell to Latham, 1 run, a backward trek with a clip out to mid-wicket

22.2

Dockrell to Latham, 2 runs, knocks it very straight. Past the bowler and has enough time to grab the second

22.1

Dockrell to Latham, SIX, on the roof. As delightful as it could get. Gets right to the pitch of the ball, takes on the flight and goes through with a full bat swing as he tonks this over long-off going inside-out a touch in the process. And then admires his shot as well

21.6

Chase to Neil Broom, no run, tries running it away past the keeper with the latest of dabs. The lack of bounce comes into play to take the inside half of the bat to the keeper on the bounce

21.5

Chase to Neil Broom, no run, a crisp roll of the wrists. Just not past a diving short mid-wicket

21.4

Chase to Neil Broom, no run, tends to overbalance himself a touch as he knocks it back to the bowler in return

21.3

Chase to Neil Broom, no run, pulls the length back. A steer to backward point

21.2

Chase to Latham, 1 run, fifty #8. Gets there with a straight tap. Epitomizes his entire innings. All timing

21.1

Chase to Latham, no run, some late tail in as Latham nudges it to mid-on

Peter Chase [3.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

20.6

Dockrell to Neil Broom, 2 runs, just the hint of width. Punched away through the covers. Gives the man mopping up at the extra cover fence a nice tease

20.5

Dockrell to Latham, 1 run, a full bat face and driven all along the carpet to long-on

20.4

Dockrell to Neil Broom, 1 run, goes away and angles his bat out in guiding it through the cordon

20.3

Dockrell to Latham, 1 run, plants the front leg well outside the line of off looking for another one of his sweeps. Lobs off the back of the bat over the keeper

20.2

Dockrell to Neil Broom, 1 run, deft touches. Ramps it down very fine fetching it out of the keeper's gloves

20.1

Dockrell to Neil Broom, 2 runs, floated up outside off inviting the charge. Gets a calculated move down the pitch and a drive past extra cover

Simi Singh to Latham, 1 run, fires it on the other side of the wide line this time spotting the charge down the ground. Makes Latham stretch out in the end as he fences it square

19.4

Simi Singh to Latham, no run

19.3

Simi Singh to Neil Broom, 1 run, a move inside the line shuffling across and tucks it out to mid-wicket

19.2

Simi Singh to Neil Broom, no run, presses forward, defends it out

19.1

Simi Singh to Neil Broom, FOUR, fires it down leg spotting the dance down the track. Well adjusted in the end to throw his bat out on the sweep to guide it past everyone on the on-side behind square

Simi Singh [3.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

18.6

Dockrell to Latham, no run, keeps up with his dances down the track and cramps it towards cover in defence

18.5

Dockrell to Latham, no run, some nimble feet moves in pushing it out in the end

18.4

Dockrell to Latham, FOUR, nails it this time. Gets the ball in the slot and swivels as well in adopting the line as he brooms it very fine

18.3

Dockrell to Latham, no run, commits on the sweep. Too short to get it right. Misses

18.2

Dockrell to Neil Broom, 1 run, a solid crunch to sweeper

18.1

Dockrell to Neil Broom, no run, back in sharply. The arm ball. Was it pad first before the ball gets to the bat in the push out? Very difficult to tell. Too confusing for the umpire as well

George Dockrell [3.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack

17.6

Stirling to Latham, no run, a line drifter. On the pads but takes a portion of it to the keeper. Drinks with that

17.5

Stirling to Latham, no run, a crisp drive. After getting the front foot out of the way. Couldn't have found the fielder at extra cover better

17.4

Stirling to Latham, no run, jumps down. Barely gets close and settles to defend it out in the end

17.3

Stirling to Neil Broom, 1 run, dipping in rather full. Takes it at the source and wrists it down the ground

17.2

Stirling to Latham, 1 run, keeps the wristy flick all along the carpet to turn around the strike. Keeps long-on busy

17.1

Stirling to Neil Broom, 1 run, nice transfer of the head to the pitch of the delivery as he wrists it past the bowler

Paul Stirling, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

16.6

Barry McCarthy to Neil Broom, 1 run, some calm overs being sneaked in at the moment. Just a single with a soft handed tuck in front of square

16.5

Barry McCarthy to Neil Broom, no run, looks to pounce on the width to dab it down. Runs off the cue end of the blade to find backward point

16.4

Barry McCarthy to Latham, 1 run, gets the body back in an arch. To stab it square. Brings up the Kiwi 100

16.3

Barry McCarthy to Neil Broom, 1 run, puts his supple wrists to use in dragging the line from well outside off in working it away. Behind square

16.2

Barry McCarthy to Latham, 1 run, stays up on his toes and nicely tucks it around the corner inheriting the line

16.2

Barry McCarthy to Latham, wide, spots Latham walking across and fires it down leg looking to get away from him. Too leg-sidish

16.1

Barry McCarthy to Latham, no run, nipping back in from wide of the crease. A batin front of pad defenece

Barry McCarthy [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

15.6

Simi Singh to Neil Broom, no run, a jumpy shuffle with the angled blade up. The ball sticks and comes on making the chip out look very tame

15.5

Simi Singh to Neil Broom, no run, keeps the bat and pad close in a trademark front footed block

15.4

Simi Singh to Latham, 1 run, keeps jumping down. A digging-drive in the same motion past the bowler

15.3

Simi Singh to Latham, no run, looks to give his arms room. Slices it out to cover in the end

15.2

Simi Singh to Neil Broom, 1 run, another skip down the pitch. Realizes he isn't close enough this time and adjusts to clip it away around the corner

15.1

Simi Singh to Latham, 1 run, gallops down. And calmly strokes it down the ground

14.6

Young to Neil Broom, no run, steered away behind point. A quick run and a dive cuts it off

14.5

Young to Neil Broom, FOUR, wastes the swing. Wastes all his efforts of keeping it quiet in the early part of the over with a short bumper. Down leg as well making it all the more easier for Broom to dispatch it away with a swivel

14.4

Young to Neil Broom, no run, seams away rather late. Some sure-shot nibble in the air. Closes the bat face does Broom and finds a leading edge of sorts into the off-side

14.3

Young to Latham, 1 run, slightly shorter. Heaved across the line, all mistimed though. But safely in the gap over mid-wicket

14.2

Young to Latham, no run, clips it away. Finds square leg

14.1

Young to Latham, no run, very full. Follows the pitch of the delivery with the front leg and drives it out to mid-off

13.6

Simi Singh to Neil Broom, no run, opens the bat face pretty late and defends it out to point

13.6

Simi Singh to Neil Broom, wide, starts from off and middle. Ends up down leg

13.5

Simi Singh to Latham, 1 run, fences it away with the turn. Quite off the toe-end, but how does it matter

13.4

Simi Singh to Latham, no run, some skipping down now. Gets right up and close in shovelling it out to cover

13.3

Simi Singh to Neil Broom, 1 run, slow turn. Giving Broom the time to glide inwards and nudge it away

13.2

Simi Singh to Latham, 1 run, stays a touch low to get the keeper excited. Nothing apart from that with Latham adjusting well in clipping it to square leg

13.1

Simi Singh to Latham, no run, a leaning drive to extra cover

12.6

Young to Neil Broom, FOUR, a misfield. Leaks another boundary. Chase at the fence gives it the chase, overruns in the end and dives over it. After Broom flicks it off his pads

12.5

Young to Neil Broom, no run, swishes the bat away from the body. In the hope to run it down to third man. Misses, big time

12.4

Young to Neil Broom, no run, on a good length around the top of off. A full faced defence getting behind the line

12.3

Young to Neil Broom, no run, another full one looking to get more of the tail inwards. A hurried squeeze out in the end

12.2

Young to Neil Broom, no run, the keeper seems keen. For an LBW. With the ball swivering in late and full to rap the front boot. Doing a touch too much perhaps

12.1

Young to Latham, 1 run, pounds the back of a length spot. With some nip coming back in. A toe-rise with a tuck around the corner

11.6

Simi Singh to Latham, 1 run, some room created. With a cut to be followed through the covers

11.5

Simi Singh to Latham, no run, gives it the flight and gets the rip away. Whizzing past the outside edge

11.4

Simi Singh to Neil Broom, 1 run, keeps taking matters off the back foot. This time in order to wrist it away to mid-wicket

Simi Singh to Neil Broom, 1 run, takes it right at the pitch of it and smears it through the covers

11.1

Simi Singh to Latham, 1 run, a full toss drifting down leg. Nice arc though with inviting flight. Worked away patiently to a diving short fine leg

Simi Singh, comes into the attack

10.6

Young to Neil Broom, no run, gently turned away

10.5

Young to Neil Broom, 2 runs, flicked away off the pads. Behind square

10.4

Young to Latham, 1 run, turned away to mid-wicket

10.3

Young to Latham, no run, on a good length. Behind the line in knocking it back to the bowler

10.2

Young to Neil Broom, 1 run, opens the bat face and dabs it down to third man in getting off the mark

Neil Broom, right handed bat, comes to the crease

10.1

Young to Ronchi, out Bowled!! Plays all over. And is cleaned up. A full, smoking yorker. Right at the base of the sticks and without the bat coming down in time. Too quick, too good. The umpires have a doubt with the foot overstepping - oh it is fine. After a breeze of an innings, Ronchi has to go back. Disappointed. Ronchi b Young 35(31) [4s-7]

Young to Ronchi, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

Craig Young [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

9.6

Barry McCarthy to Ronchi, 1 run, on the fuller side. A stooping drive to long-on

9.5

Barry McCarthy to Ronchi, no run, slower one and outside off, Ronchi tries to crack the cut but connects with thin air

9.4

Barry McCarthy to Ronchi, no run, yorker length and targetting the stumps, Ronchi squeezes it out

9.3

Barry McCarthy to Ronchi, no run, fuller length delivery and zooming in on the stumps, Ronchi pushes it towards mid-on

9.2

Barry McCarthy to Ronchi, no run, on a length and just outside off, Ronchi drives it neatly to backward point

9.1

Barry McCarthy to Ronchi, no run, good length delivery and sliding down leg, Ronchi misses with the flick

8.6

Dockrell to Latham, no run, keeps making room for himself. Keeps driving. Finds cover for a change

8.5

Dockrell to Latham, no run, full, dipping in. Dug out in the end

8.4

Dockrell to Latham, FOUR, jumps down. Drags it from well outside off and puts his whippy wrists to good use in lofting the murder over mid-wicket

8.3

Dockrell to Latham, no run, shows the respect. Stays behind the line and presents a full bat face in defence

8.2

Dockrell to Ronchi, 1 run, gets the width wide of mid-wicket this time

8.1

Dockrell to Ronchi, no run, goes inside deep and whips it out to mid-wicket

Barry McCarthy to Latham, 2 runs, back to the shorter side. A mistimed pull with the ball ballooning over square leg

7.4

Barry McCarthy to Latham, no run, full, going across. No bat on ball for the attempted squeeze to get the direction

7.3

Barry McCarthy to Latham, no run, gets himself behind the line of the delivery and works it away to square leg

7.3

Barry McCarthy to Latham, wide, keeps it down leg. This time Latham doesn't bother as well

7.2

Barry McCarthy to Latham, FOUR, a square cut. Doesn't matter the outside edge. It had to be dispatched. And is plundered past the cordon making it too fine for fine leg it cut it off

7.1

Barry McCarthy to Latham, leg byes, FOUR, a nothing start. Well down leg, on the hips and all Latham has to do with it is get a tickle. Gets it off the pads

Barry McCarthy, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

6.6

Dockrell to Ronchi, no run, on the front foot with a punch to point

6.5

Dockrell to Ronchi, no run, goes for another dart. Sneaking just past the sticks going under the pull

6.4

Dockrell to Ronchi, no run, the flat-quick drag down. Survives a sure-shot boundary with the ball finding extra cover

6.3

Dockrell to Ronchi, FOUR, goes short to cut off the drive. Gets the cut instead. But the results refuse to change. This is a serious leakage out here in progress. Capitalizes, uses the depth of the crease and throws the kitchen sink at it in whacking it away through point

6.2

Dockrell to Ronchi, FOUR, gets the gap. Keeps backing away, gets the front leg out of the way and opens the bat face on contact to take the lofted drive over extra cover's head

6.1

Dockrell to Ronchi, no run, tight on the money. Backs away and digs it out to cover

5.6

Chase to Latham, no run, better. Full, tailing away. Squeezed out

5.5

Chase to Latham, SIX, the maximums keep coming. With a desperation to go short from the bowlers. On the leg-side line this time and Latham unleashes a flaying swivel of a pull to take it all the way over long leg

5.4

Chase to Latham, no run, more driving. More diving. A solid crunch into the off-side and intercepted by a diving extra cover

5.3

Chase to Latham, no run, a touch fuller. Another drive on the up. To mid-off

5.2

Chase to Latham, SIX, over everything. Stands and dispatches. A sitter this from Chase allowing Latham to get under it and flay it away. Doesn't even bother keeping it down. Flies over point

5.1

Chase to Latham, no run, full, veering away. A push-drive off the front foot from Latham. Neutralized by a diving Simi at cover-point

4.6

Dockrell to Ronchi, no run, some foot moves. Backs away, gives his arms the breathing space and cracks the cut. Only to find cover with it

4.5

Dockrell to Latham, 1 run, presses forward. Gets right up and close in turning it away in front of square

4.4

Dockrell to Latham, no run, goes round the wicket to the left hander. Worked with the turn off the back foot to mid-wicket

4.3

Dockrell to Ronchi, 1 run, short enough for Ronchi to keep dealing with it off the back foot. Punches it away and the man at point dives all over it to make a mess and leak the single

4.2

Dockrell to Ronchi, no run, some width. Helps it along with a flashy cut to cover

4.1

Dockrell to Ronchi, no run, tossed up on leg. A trek behind in reading the turn off the wicket in defence

George Dockrell, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

3.6

Chase to Latham, no run, on the sticks. Gets inside the line with a shuffle and turns it around for square leg to clean up

3.5

Chase to Latham, no run, a loud 'noo' as he shows the bat up to his partner as well in keeping him inside the crease as he pushes it out

3.4

Chase to Latham, no run, denies the room. Right at the curvature of the sticks. Another block

3.3

Chase to Latham, no run, keeps the bat face vertical as he stands tall in respecting the bouncer. With a defence

3.2

Chase to Ronchi, 1 run, just a soft hand into the off-side and he's pushed everyone right at the edge of the circle with all his hitting. Keeps the single on

3.1

Chase to Ronchi, FOUR, oh he's in some mood. Carries on his carnage. Picks the bones out of this short bumper and rocks back to pull it into the fence. Behind square

2.6

Young to Latham, no run, pulls the length back a touch angling it into the ribs. Gets a standing tall defence in return

2.5

Young to Ronchi, 1 run, pinches the single. With a drop to mid-off. Takes on Singh out there and survives the scare on the direct hit. Well in

2.4

Young to Ronchi, 2 runs, another spank. A mini-fumble leaks the run. At sweeper cover

2.3

Young to Ronchi, FOUR, oh the timing. Converts a real tight delivery into a boundary. Stands tall, lets the ball get close and opens up the bat face at the very last instant to square punch. All the way too

2.2

Young to Ronchi, no run, sponges up. Some tennis ball like bounce on offer here with the ball taking off a back of a length to go well over the ambitious cut

2.1

Young to Latham, 1 run, too straight. Another easy flick around the corner follows

1.6

Chase to Latham, 1 run, straying onto the hips. Uses the angle does Latham in clipping it away, behind square

1.5

Chase to Latham, no run, a firm crisp drive on the up to a diving cover

1.4

Chase to Latham, no run, keeps flirting with the wide lines. Forgiven on this occasion after Latham continues leaving it alone

1.4

Chase to Latham, wide, too wide. Too much for the umpire to forgive

1.3

Chase to Latham, no run, on the wide side again. With the angle taking it further away. Another watchful leave

1.2

Chase to Latham, no run, punched back to the bowler, who manages a palm to deflect it onto his sticks

1.1

Chase to Latham, no run, wide, slanting away. A trusted leave

Peter Chase, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Young to Ronchi, FOUR, the width to crash after again. And he obliges. Cashes on the width and stabs it square. Past a flying point

0.5

Young to Ronchi, no run, pitched up a touch. A spank follows, finding extra cover to perfection

0.4

Young to Ronchi, no run, on a back of a length veering in on off. Stands up tall and shows the full bat face in defence

0.3

Young to Ronchi, FOUR, ah, elegance. All the timing on this one with a juicy length delivery for help. Strides forward and punches it through the covers

0.2

Young to Ronchi, no run, on the shorter side. Again. Doesn't quite climb this time with the ball scooting under the edge on the pull

0.1

Young to Ronchi, FOUR, a rank warm up this. All the width, and the real shortened length as well. Ronchi throws everything he has into it. Gets a thick outside edge and flies well over the cordon

Ronchi and Latham are at the crease. Ronchi is on strike. Young will open the attack

An even grey cloud cover welcomes us. Out stride the two umps..with all the players running out like small kids behind them. Two slips in place. Off we go..

9.50 local time: The Village basks in its glory. Giving the hosts one final chance to impress. To give something for the loyalists who've come out in big numbers all through the past fortnight. A big welcome as we line up for a contest between a team that is yet to lose one and one that is yet to win one. A Sunday, the final home game and bright skies - what more could a cricket enthusiast ask for? The last time these sides met, the Irish did manage to stretch the weakened Kiwis to the edge. Just that this game doesn't quite give you bonus points for competing. Doesn't help then knowing that Adam Milne has joined the Kiwi ranks from the dust bowls of India to bolster the pace battery. Hang in there..the toss coming up.

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Preview:

Having had a forgettable outing so far, hosts Ireland have one last opportunity to make an impression when they take on New Zealand in the penultimate match of the tri-series on Sunday (May 21) at The Village, Dublin. Ireland, who will be playing their final match, haven't won a single game so far in the series, losing one apiece to New Zealand and Bangladesh, while one match was abandoned. On the other hand, New Zealand, who are sitting atop the table with two wins in as many games, will be guaranteed a top finish should they win one of their remaining two matches, with no final scheduled for the series.

Lack of application on the part of the Ireland batsmen has been the chief cause for their below-par showing in the series so far. In the two innings that they got to bat, as many as five of the top six have made promising starts, entering the double digits. However, among those, only Niall O'Brien managed a sizeable conversion when he got to a three-figure score against New Zealand in the previous game. Against Bangladesh, Ireland were reasonably well-placed at 116 for 3 at one stage, before being reduced to 137 for 7 and eventually bowled out for 181. Again it was the case of the batsmen bringing about their own downfall with loose strokes more than bowlers forcing them to make mistakes.

Ireland's bowling has been decent, but not threatening and the lack of scoreboard pressure didn't do them any good against Bangladesh, who chased down 182 with nearly 23 overs to spare. More than their bowling, it's the batting that is their biggest concern and Ireland will be hoping for the batsmen to put a steep price on their wickets and show the willingness to put in the hard yards.

New Zealand, who have been methodical in their two matches so far, will be pleased with the collective efforts that have contributed to their victories, giving them added confidence ahead of the upcoming Champions Trophy. With most of the batsmen getting amongst the runs - five different half-centurions in their two matches so far - New Zealand have a settled batting order, even in the absence of star players like Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson. With James Neesham finding form in the two matches so far, it will give New Zealand some selection headaches. Corey Anderson is likely to join the team for the next game, having completed his IPL duties, and it will be a tough pick between the two all-rounders.

The bowlers too have tasted a fair amount of success, with as many as five among the current lot picking up two or more wickets in an innings. Three of those have been three-plus wicket hauls; a fifer for Mitchell Santner, a three-wicket haul for Scott Kuggeleijn in the first game, and three more wickets for Hamish Bennett in the second. Kuggeleijn played in the first game, while Bennett replaced him in the second. With the spearheads like Adam Milne and Matt Henry having returned from the IPL, more selection headaches are in store for coach Mike Hesson and the think-tank.

When: Sunday, May 21 at 10:45 AM Local Time (3:15 PM IST)

Where: The Village, Dublin

What to expect: Rain hasn't been predicted on the day of the match, which is promising news. The forecast is for partly cloudy conditions with a high of 16 degree Celsius.

Team News:

Ireland: Paul Stirling has failed in both the matches that Ireland have batted. While the hosts are unlikely to make any changes to the eleven, they have the option of including Simi Singh, in case they consider a replacement for Stirling.

New Zealand: The Black Caps will be pondering a few changes with the return of some of their frontline players, who have completed their respective IPL assignments. Anderson, Henry and Milne are likely to join the team at Malahide and be available for selection.

What they said:

"It's more the manner in which we got out that hurt us. We made it difficult for the middle and the lower order batsmen. We need to do a lot better with the bat against New Zealand" - William Porterfield.

"The vibe we've got in the group is just doing what you can to make the team win and those selection issues will take care of themselves. Corey is over from the IPL and he's available for the next game so I'm not sure how the team makeup will go after that" - James Neesham.